Hi, Debootstrap will fail in the end because util-linux is too outdated, but just FYI, this is how you get it to boot successfully at least:
$ wget http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/hurd-misc/unstable-hurd # debootstrap --foreign --exclude=bsdmainutils --arch hurd-i386 sid <mount-point> http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable-hurd (or use your favourite mirror instead of http://ftp.de.debian.org ) This is the diff of unstable-hurd compared to the official sid script shipped with debootstrap: --- /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/sid 2007-10-21 11:55:01.000000000 +0200 +++ unstable-hurd 2007-11-15 15:27:41.000000000 +0100 @@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ cp "$TARGET/usr/bin/md5sum.textutils" "$TARGET/usr/bin/md5sum" fi - if doing_variant fakechroot; then - setup_devices_fakechroot - else - setup_devices - fi - x_feign_install () { local pkg="$1" local deb="$(debfor $pkg)" @@ -82,9 +76,19 @@ } x_feign_install dpkg + install -d -m 755 -o root -g root "$TARGET/servers/socket" + touch "$TARGET/servers/exec" + cp "$TARGET/libexec/runsystem.gnu" "$TARGET/libexec/runsystem" + } second_stage_install () { + if doing_variant fakechroot; then + setup_devices_fakechroot + else + setup_devices + fi + x_core_install () { smallyes '' | in_target dpkg --force-depends --install $(debfor "$@") } We need to delay the setting up of devices until after the reboot. This would not be necessary if the Linux kernel could write passive translators I guess, but Roland's patch for doing so is still not in the mainline kernel I think. Also, empty /servers/exec and /servers/socket as well as (I think) /libexec/runsystem are required to successfully boot. After bootup (you need to get grub booted somehow, e.g. grub-disk contains an .iso image) run # settrans -c /servers/socket/1 /hurd/pflocal # /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage I am working on making the commands other than the two debootstrap calls unnecessary. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
